Physician profile

Michael Kenneth Watterson

Rheumatology · Greenville, NC

NPI 1477548584

$11,502.80

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

30 companies · $1,326 in 2025

The $1,326 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Rheumatology provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $894).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Consulting Fee$2,760.00
Food and Beverage$2,486.78
Travel and Lodging$112.66

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Ucb, INC. $3,761.08 2019-2024 Bimzelx, Cimzia
Amgen INC. $1,633.50 2019-2025 Krystexxa, Otezla, Enbrel
Abbvie INC. $1,078.90 2019-2025
Pfizer INC. $905.50 2019-2025
Janssen Biotech, INC. $750.11 2019-2024 Remicade, Simponi Aria, Tremfya
Lilly USA, LLC $703.29 2019-2025 Zepbound, Taltz
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $440.18 2019-2025 Benlysta
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $422.27 2019-2025
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $359.72 2019-2021
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $322.39 2019-2023 Krystexxa
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. $204.81 2019
Genzyme Corporation $124.56 2020-2021
Celgene Corporation $114.35 2019
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $87.74 2019
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $83.71 2021-2025 Saphnelo
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Genentech USA, INC. $75.16 2019-2022
Radius Health, INC. $51.36 2021
Sobi, INC $49.45 2019
Antares Pharma, INC. $47.71 2019
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA $44.26 2019
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC $43.76 2019
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. $41.75 2021
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, INC. $28.84 2019-2021
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $24.14 2019
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $23.62 2020
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. $21.93 2019
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical INC. $18.50 2021
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC $15.04 2024 Idacio
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC $14.20 2019
Zyla Life Sciences, INC. $10.97 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Michael Kenneth Watterson

$11,502.80

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Ucb, INC.
Context
The $1,326 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Rheumatology provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $894).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.